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Sherburne Soil & Water Conservation Seeks Summer Apprentice

Conservation Corps Minnesota is currently accepting applications for young adults, ages 18-25, for summer apprentice positions in 30 Soil and Water Conservation Districts throughout Minnesota. Apprentices will s...

Rep. Jim Newberger Legislative Update

Palaces vs. Pavement Round 2 The hot topic for the past week has been the outrageous raises that Gov. Dayton gave to his commissioners - about $25,000 per commissioner totaling more than $800,000 per year.   Min...

Brothers & Sisters Fraternal Organizations Exhibit

Secret handshakes.  Resolutions made to not enter into another war in with Europe.  Formal withdrawal cards.  Swords.  Societies with secrets.  This is found in the Brothers & Sisters: Fraternal Organization...

Rep. Jim Newberger Legislative Update

Raises for bureaucrats  In the last Biennium Governor Dayton and the DFL majority gave themselves the power to give state commissioners enormous pay raises. Each commissioner already earns a 6 digit salary! Thos...

State Fair And Farm Bureau Federation Accepting Century Farm Applications

MNfamilies who have owned their farms for 100 years or more may apply for the 2015 Century Farms Program. Produced by the MN State Fair in conjunction with the MN Farm Bureau Federation, the Century Farms Progra...

Robtics Team Nearing Build Deadline

The Becker High School Robotics Team is nearing the end of the hectic “build season” with their 2015 competition robot.  In addition to having the primary robot nearly ready, the team had also built and operated...

Nhs Students Working On Alzheimer’s Project

Members of the National Honor Society at BHS are currently inputting survey data for the ACT on Alzheimer’s – Becker projectm, reports NHS Advisor Missie Olson.     Working with Olson on Thursday were Sydney Bus...

County Orders Home Well Testing After Landfill Leak

The Sherburne County Board voted unanimously Tuesday to begin conducting routine sampling of residential wells near the Elk River Landfill The zoning department first recommended testing the wells during a count...

Board Okays 483k For 2 New Trucks

In an effort to keep up with road maintenance, the Sherburne County Board Tuesday approved the expenditure of $483,000 for the purchase of two new tandem trucks for the maintenance department.   The purchase is ...